Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (17th to 22nd Aug 2020) | Current Affairs Questions

Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (17th to 22nd Aug 2020) | Download Current Affairs Questions PDF

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This Current Affairs quiz contains 15 questions from the previous week’s news updates. So do solve this quiz also and share your marks in the comment box section.

 

Q1. Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the Director General of which central armed police force?

(a) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

(b) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

(c) National Security Guard (NSG)

(d) Border Security Force (BSF)

 

Q2. How much amount Reserve Bank of India has given to the central government as dividend?

(a) Rs 48,542 crore

(b) Rs 57,128 crore

(c) Rs 65,346 crore

(d) Rs 74,518 crore

 

Q3. Which two countries have agreed the historic peace agreement namely ‘Abraham Accord’?

(a) Israel & Palestine

(b) Iran & US

(c) Iran & UAE

(d) Israel & UAE

 

Q4. PM Narendra Modi has announced the launch of National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) recently. Which nodal agency will implement NDHM?

(a) National Health Authority

(b) National Centre for Disease Control

(c) Central Health Education Bureau

(d) Rural Health Training Centre

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Q5. Union minister Nitin Gadkari has laid the foundation stone for 13 new highway projects in which state/UT recently?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Manipur

(d) Meghalaya

 

Q6. Who has been appointed as the new governor of Meghalaya?

(a) R. N. Ravi

(b) Satya Pal Malik

(c) Jagdish Mukhi

(d) B. D. Mishra

 

Q7. Which company has bagged the 13th edition IPL sponsorship rights which is going to be held in UAE (Sept – Nov 2020)?

(a) Tata Sons

(b) Byju’s

(c) Unacademy

(d) Dream11

 

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Q8. ADB has approved how much loan for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System?

(a) USD 1 billion

(b) USD 1.5 billion

(c) USD 2 billion

(d) USD 3 billion

 

Q9. When is World Humanitarian Day observed?

(a) August 18th

(b) August 19th

(c) August 20th

(d) August 22nd

 

Q10. Which city has been ranked at the top in the Swachh Survekshan 2020 rankings list?

(a) Surat

(b) Mysore

(c) Indore

(d) Navi Mumbai

 

Q11. Which town has been adjudged as the cleanest town on the banks of river Ganga in Swachh Survekshan 2020 rankings?

(a) Varanasi

(b) Prayagraj

(c) Haridwar

(d) Kanpur

 

Q12. Which institute has been ranked on the top among the institutes of national importance in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020 released by vice president Venkaiah Naidu?

(a) IIM Ahmedabad

(b) IISc Bengaluru

(c) IIT Bombay

(d) IIT Madras

 

Q13. Who has launched “Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge- Innovate Solutions for #Aatmanirbhar Bharat” to support start-ups?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Ravi Shankar Prasad

(c) Sanjay Dhotre

(d) Ajay Prakash Sawhney

 

Q14. Which state has launched Indira Rasoi Yojana?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Punjab

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

 

Q15. India is launching Supply Chain Resilience Initiative to counter China along with which two nations?

(a) US, Australia

(b) US, South Korea

(c) Japan, Australia

(d) UK, Japan

 

Solutions:- (1-15)

S1. Ans. (d)

S2. Ans. (b)

S3. Ans. (d)

S4. Ans. (a)

S5. Ans. (c)

S6. Ans. (b)

S7. Ans. (d)

S8. Ans. (a)

S9. Ans. (b)

S10. Ans. (c)

S11. Ans. (a)

S12. Ans. (d)

S13. Ans. (b)

S14. Ans. (a)

S15. Ans. (c)

 

 

 

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